24 victims with complete ruptures of the pancreas underwent operations of the occlusion of pancreatic ducts, distally to the site of injury. There were no lethal outcomes in these cases. 16 patients were examined in follow-up period from 2 to 10 years, no signs of endocrine insufficiency were revealed in any case; moderate exocrine insufficiency was detected in 2 patients. There were no signs of chronic posttraumatic pancreatitis in any of the examined patients.
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